#545 gambol

gambol- to skip or jump about in a playful manner; frolic; a playful antic; frolic

C16 from French gambade

Rows of brick garden apartments all backed onto a massive common garden: a shared backyard for children to play, dogs to gambol, and families to eat picnics together.

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